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Troubled former NBA player and Mount Vernon resident Ben Gordon is once again making headlines for the wrong reasons after
reportedly
being arrested for felony robbery in Los Angeles.

Gordon, 34, was arrested in California on Monday afternoon, according to
TMZ Sports
, after allegedly assaulting a man in an apartment building and walking out with thousands of dollars in cash.

According to the report, the former Mount Vernon High School basketball standout went to his former apartment complex to collect a security deposit, which led to the altercation. Gordon allegedly then grabbed the man and threatened him.

The report says that Gordon walked away with some of his deposit, but returned to the building after the man called police and was he was subsequently arrested for felony robbery. He’s since been released on $50,000 bail.